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Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute

In research, Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,330 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,764 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Global and Planetary Change — Global and Planetary Change is 23.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,851
of 28,054 · #14,078 all time
Rank in Portugal
#67
of 187
Research works
671
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
23.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,330 of 12,888 15.8%115 #9727
Environmental ScienceField #2,764 of 3,551 17.5%73 #3389

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Global and Planetary Change takes 23.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 28.6 works23×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.83× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.85× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.67× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.09× its world share, 74 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 3.17× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Narcisa M. Bandarra, Carlos Cardoso and Cláudia Afonso lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute.

  1. 1 Narcisa M. Bandarra Portugal · #125,393 worldwide 301 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Carlos Cardoso Portugal · #293,892 worldwide 151 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Cláudia Afonso Portugal · #344,892 worldwide 119 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Filipa Naughton Portugal · #464,974 worldwide 146 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Rogério Mendes Portugal · #544,537 worldwide 94 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Montserrat Alonso‐García Portugal · #545,775 worldwide 76 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Fatima F Abrantes Portugal · #554,469 worldwide 179 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Pedro Pousão‐Ferreira Portugal · #578,320 worldwide 91 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Emı́lia Salgueiro Portugal · #602,073 worldwide 30 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Antonina Dos Santos Portugal · #772,391 worldwide 96 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute

Which keywords describe research at Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Aquaculture, Remote Sensing, Environmental Impact, Marine Environment, Fisheries Sustainability, Global Warming and Food Security.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change46▲ 10×48 topics
  2. Aquaculture18▲ 43×8 topics
  3. Remote Sensing15▲ 7.5×18 topics
  4. Environmental Impact14▲ 5.1×14 topics
  5. Marine Environment11▲ 49×3 topics
  6. Fisheries Sustainability11▲ 74×2 topics
  7. Global Warming11▲ 16×10 topics
  8. Sustainability10▲ 2.6×16 topics
  9. Food Security9▲ 9.9×8 topics
  10. Omega-3 Fatty Acids9▲ 72×2 topics
  11. Biodiversity8▲ 6.7×15 topics
  12. Ecosystem Services8▲ 13×6 topics
  13. Nutrition8▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Ocean Acidification8▲ 65×3 topics
  15. Trophic Cascades8▲ 51×2 topics
  16. Ecosystem Management8▲ 77×1 topic
  17. Marine Fisheries8▲ 111×1 topic
  18. Ecosystem Resilience7▲ 30×3 topics
  19. Fatty Acids7▲ 42×1 topic
  20. Fish Feed7▲ 82×1 topic
  21. Invasive Species7▲ 10×12 topics
  22. Bivalve Molluscs7▲ 147×1 topic
  23. Oyster Reefs7▲ 147×1 topic
  24. Conservation7▲ 9.6×12 topics
  25. Harmful Algal Blooms6▲ 51×3 topics
  26. Ocean Circulation6▲ 27×3 topics
  27. Hydrological Cycle6▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Marine Ecosystems6▲ 66×2 topics
  29. Data Assimilation5▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Greenhouse Gas Emissions5▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Extreme Events5▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Health Benefits5▲ 8.5×4 topics
  33. Soil Properties4▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Biogeography4▲ 10×5 topics
  35. Climate Modeling4▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Precipitation Extremes4▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Boundary Layer4▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Bleaching4▲ 78×1 topic
  39. Coral Reefs4▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Probabilistic Forecasting4▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies and Climate variability and models.

Marine and fisheries res…8Marine and fisheries research: 8 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…7Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 7 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…7Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 7 fractional worksClimate variability and …4Climate variability and models: 4 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 4 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 4 fractional worksMarine Toxins and Detect…4Marine Toxins and Detection Methods: 4 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 4 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 3 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAquatic ScienceEcologyEnvironmental Chemistry3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 7 works
  3. 3 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  4. 4 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  5. 5 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 4 works
  6. 6 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  7. 7 Marine Toxins and Detection Methods Environmental Chemistry 4 works
  8. 8 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 4 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  10. 10 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available58.8%not open41.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.2%domestic only61.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.